In the election of 1860:
a. the republicans called for a suspension of plans for a transcontinental railroad
b. stephen douglas received a larger popular vote than abraham lincoln
c. john bell and j. c. breckinridge, taken together, bested lincoln in the popular vote
d. the republicans won a narrow majority in congress
e. white southerners concluded their position in the union was hopeless

Explanation:

d. d. the republicans won a narrow majority in congress. The Republicans had enough votes to put abraham lincon in power.

d and a is the correct anwsers

explanation:

a social contract.

"a social contract is an agreement between citizens and their leader where the citizens give up certain freedoms in exchange for protection. the constitution of the united states is an example of a social contract."